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Old 13th Apr 2016, 15:47
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Jim DeGregoria
 
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After Vietnam I was assigned to a USAF SQ @ Eglin AFB,FL. working on F 4 E aircraft. The mod dock was in Hill AFB ,Utah and we would rotate aircraft twice a month. At that time Coors Beer was not available on the east side of the Miss. River. Seemed to be a highdemand beer so a few of my fellow mechanics worked a plan that we'd load three converted napalm tanks on the wing pylon stations and our counter parts in Utah would cross load them to the returning Phantom. Naturally they would hold about ten cases each and when they'd arrive at Eglin they would be really cold and ready for a party. Eventually we were directed to cease this pratice.
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